8 Faculty/Mentors
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
- Rauri Bowie, Professor
- (1) Adaptation and evolution of hummingbirds and sunbirds (Full- no new appr needed)
(2) Analyzing skull shape variation in eagles, hawks, falcons, and vultures (Full- no new appr needed)
(3) DNA sequencing to investigate bird diversification and the role of pathogens in modulating biodiversity (Full- no new appr needed)
(4) Architectural Innovation and Evolution of Weaverbird Nests (Check back for status)
- Carla Cicero, Staff Curator
- (1) Advanced Preparation Techniques at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Full- no new appr needed)
(2) Geographic Variation in Birds of Western North America (Full- no new appr needed)
- Chris Conroy, Staff Curator
- (1) Genomics of the California vole (Microtus californicus) and related rodents (Current Term Now Closed)
(2) Evolution of the Trowbridge shrew (Current Term Now Closed)
- Michelle Koo, Staff Curator
(1) Biodiversity Informatics and GIS Apprenticeship at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Full- no new appr needed)150 Years of Women at Berkeley (more info)
(2) Communication & Outreach apprenticeship (Current Term Now Closed)
(3) Archival Apprentice at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Full- no new appr needed)
- Jimmy McGuire, Professor
- (1) Reconstructing the evolutionary history of scincid lizards on Sulawesi (Current Term Now Closed)
- Michael Nachman, Professor
- (1) The genetic basis of speciation in house mice (Full- no new appr needed)
(2) Skeletal variation in tropical and temperate house mice (Full- no new appr needed)
- Carol Spencer, Staff Curator
- (1) Curatorial Apprentice: Exploring Biodiversity, Curation, and Specimen Preparation in Natural History Collections at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Current Term Now Closed)
- David Wake, Professor
- (1) AmphibiaWeb: Cataloging amphibian species, traits, and taxonomy for conservation biology (Full- no new appr needed)